Firefighters rescue injured worker from new ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ ride at Disney California Adventure

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A worker was a injured on Monday at the “Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout!” attraction that Disney California Adventure plans to open on May 27. (Photo by Mark Eades, Orange County Register/SCNG)

ANAHEIM — A construction worker suffered a minor knee injury while working on scaffolding at Disney California Adventure around 3:30 p.m. Monday, April 3 authorities said.

Firefighters used a harness to lower the man three stories from his working perch at the new “Guardians of the Galaxy” ride, Sgt. Daron Wyatt said.

Disney is in the process of converting its “Twilight Zone Tower of Terror” into a new ride based on the Marvel’s “Guardian’s of the Galaxy” movie franchise. “Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission Breakout!” is scheduled to open next month.

“Due to the injury,” Wyatt said, “the victim was unable to descend the scaffold on his own.”

Joshua Sudock began his Orange County Register career in 2004 as a photojournalist. In the ensuing years he’s won multiple awards from the National Press Photographers Association, Associated Press and The California Newspaper Association. His work has been syndicated in publications around the world and across the country; from The New York Times to TIME. In 2016, Sudock transitioned from the photo department to the metro desk and became the newsroom’s leadoff breaking news and crime reporter.